HOBOKEN – It’s not Hollywood, and it’s not even New York City, but once in a while Hoboken is graced with the presence of the Silver Screen’s biggest stars.

On Thursday night, Brad Pitt, the star of the zombie-tastic political action thriller ‘World War Z,’ apparently showed up before a special advanced screening at Clearview Cinemas, prompting movie-goers to whip out their smartphones and cheer.

According to a source who spoke to the Hollywood gossip site JustJared.com, Pitt “wanted to make sure that the screening was for the fans, the people that he made the film for.”

Pitt handed out t-shirts to fans before the screening began at 10:45 p.m. Check out a video of the movie star’s appearance in the YouTube video posted – Dean DeChiaro